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El Brendel
Acting
Born: March 24, 1890
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
El Brendel (March 24, 1890 - April 9, 1964); born Elmer Goodfellow Brendel), nicknamed "The Synthetic Swede", was an American stage, film, and television actor. Although of German and Irish parentage, he adopted the comedic persona of a Swede who speaks fractured English.
Known For
Wings
as Herman Schwimpf
The Big Trail
as Gus
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Jorgensen
The Golden Calf
as Knute Olson
The She-Creature
as Olaf, the butler
The Campus Flirt
as Knute Knudson
Little Miss Broadway
as Ole
The Stolen Jools
as Swedish Waiter
Just Imagine
as Single O
The Last Trail
as Newt Olsen
